Q: What was your introduction to music? How old were you, and how did it affect you? A: The first music I can remember was in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where I was born. I must have been three or […]
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The passing of Tom Petty on Oct. 2, 2017 hit hard. Occurring just days after the completion of the Heartbreakers’ 40th-anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl didn’t make the news any easier. The music world has lost several talented artists […]
Some of the musicians, songwriters, engineers, managers, agents, broadcasters, journalists, industry executives, and studio and club owners who passed away in 2017. January Stuart Hamilton, Canadian pianist, broadcaster (CBC) and vocal coach Memo Morales, Venezuelan singer Auriel Andrew, Australian country […]
One of the more morbid secrets of publishing — and likely of the record industry, too — regards dead authors. Frankly, dead authors sell books, depending, of course, on their literary stature and the quality and prolific output during their […]
Bluegrass is wrongfully stereotyped as a traditional music with more than a little hayseed in its ears. Perhaps this stereotype grows out of its early emergence from its own source material, which was then emphasized by its use in television […]
October 2, 2017, Tom Petty died. That night I went to sleep, and this is what happened. I found myself back at Antone’s. Antone’s on 5th Street. My favorite Antone’s. It was such an inconvenient venue. The acoustics weren’t great. […]
Mention Lukas Nelson and Promise of The Real over here and the response tends to go along the lines of “Willie Nelson’s son” and “Neil Young’s backing band.” POTR’s new eponymously titled album is rapidly bringing deserved accolades and the […]
Last night was dark, and wetter than wet. The streets were empty in Seattle, as was the Lava Lounge at 8:30. The Lava Lounge is never empty at 8:30; it’s the sort of comfortable dive that lures people away from […]
New England based americana artist Doug Kwartler has released a brand new song and video entitled, “Tom Petty,” as a tribute to the legendary rock artist who passed away on October 2, 2017. Kwartler, who is also in the americana/folk […]
“When he took the stage and the music began, if you listened closely, through the drums, the organ, the electric guitars, you could hear thunder, feel its movement, you could see the mist of blue rain falling onto the stage […]
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